Continuous Improvement Tools & Strategies to Improve Student Engagement & Achievement

Continuous Improvement It’s not an initiative, it’s a system See how: To build a culture of data at all levels, K-12. Use data as a flashlight to identify best practices and improve achievement. CI is a system of effectiveness & efficiency that manages other initiatives and aligns our resources. Learning Intention Continuous Improvement It’s not an initiative, it’s a system

Charting and Analyzing Results Standards- Communicating Learning Intentions with Students and Families Charting and Analyzing Results Plan Study Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Mission Statement Learning Goals Act Do

Align stds with school & district goals Step 1: Standards Identify Standards Unpack standards into understandable knowledge & skills Align stds with school & district goals Write “I can” skills statements as learning intentions (use student language) Clearly communicate with families Display Front End Lead Clearly communicate with students

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Step 2: Class/Course/Program Learning Goals Not daily/unit goals Goals Learning goal Measures/Connects to standards Align to school or district goals Includes ALL (100%) students Clearly communicate with families SMART Front End Lead Clearly communicate with students Guides progress & next steps

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Step 3: Charting & Analyzing Results Determine how often you will assess progress toward big goal Use graphs, charts or tables to SHARE & DISPLAY results Analyze the results with the students Share progress with families Front End Lead

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Step 4: Mission Statement Teacher AND Student created with guiding questions Why are we here? How will we work together to achieve our goal? Display in classroom Front End Lead Purposely use to guide processes & behaviors that promote learning Share progress with families

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What are we going to learn? Step 5: Plan What are we going to learn? How will we know when we’ve learned it? Learning Intentions are written clearly in student friendly language & defined Focus on learning, not activity Clearly communicate with families Proficiency is the goal Front End Lead Students understand the measure of proficiency at the beginning of the learning cycle

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Step 6: Do What strategies will we use to achieve our plan? Who is responsible for each strategy? Teach & refine strategies Learning Intentions are written clearly in student friendly language & defined Students learn how and why strategies are used, the purpose for each A displayed strategy bank serves as a visual reference for students & teachers Solicit student choice Front End Lead Students have choice about the use of strategies to guide their learning

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Determine what will help learning, not what you liked to do more Step 7: Study Did our class learning results improve? Did our class meet our learning cycle goal? Which strategies worked for our learning? Which strategies need to be adjusted? Class learning cycle results are shared & displayed with students Determine what will help learning, not what you liked to do more Assessment methods can vary based on learning intention and the length of the learning cycle Engage students in evaluating learning strategies using a plus/delta or other quality feedback tool Set a time limit for feedback & model quality feedback Front End Lead Teacher & students analyze learning cycle results together

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Step 7 Plus/Delta +/△ Focused on identifying strengths (+) and opportunities for improvement △ Seek changes that will help students learn at higher levels Deltas should be specific and action oriented Focus should be on improving the system-not fixing the people Use the feedback to make a decision about the use of a learning/teaching strategy Connect student learning progress with learning or working strategies

Step 8: Act What actions should we take to improve how we learn? Refine or continue using the strategies already taught Action can be taken at any time, during the cycle, after the cycle Adjustments based on deltas in study Students participate in creating an action plan Acknowledgement and use of feedback is essential Front End Lead Act drives the future Do’s

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The basics for immediate change PDSA Strategy Bank Learning Intentions 10-15 day learning cycles using the plan, do, study act quality improvement method to quickly adjust learning techniques to be more effective Gone are the days of waiting for an update mid-quarter or results of annual growth targets A visual reference for students & teachers Displayed and in kid friendly language